April 2023 – Olga Zilberbourg

As Russia’s war on Ukraine is continuing, so are the efforts to spread the word about Ukraine’s past, future, and present. We’re also continuing to build community behind helping the people of Ukraine. I’m very grateful to author Sasha Vasiluk for organizing this upcoming literary reading with the amazing, stellar writers from our community: Polina Barskova, Katya Cengel, Eveniya Dame, Andrey Kurkov, Maggie Levantovskaya, Masha Rumer, and Vlada Teper.

This reading is a part of the Bay Area Book Festival and will be hosted at Ukrainian-owned DecoDance bar here in San Francisco. They donate a portion of their proceeds to the people of Ukraine! Can’t wait to try their drinks.

May 4th, 6 pm
DecoDance Bar 1160 Polk Street

Please reserve your tickets!

There will be books there for the authors to sign, thanks to the amazing efforts by Masha Rumer. Some of these books are starting to sell out so make sure to get your own copies and buy gifts for friends!

San Francisco Bay Area friends! Come help me celebrate the publication of my friend Richard May’s new collection of stories, BECAUSE OF ROSES. I got to talking to Rick at a Litquake event one year, when we attended an event focused on literature in translation. I’m so impressed with the geographic and cultural range of his fiction. He writes unabashedly about love that can spark between men at every stage of life, across language barriers, ideological divides, and in the face of grief and fear. It helps that love has chance, leprechauns, and roses on its side. I delight in the magic of these stories, their kindness, and the joyful appreciation of the male bodies.

APRIL 23, 2:30 PM

MANNY’s (3092 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103)

Rick has hosted several reading series in San Francisco, and he’s a great entertainer — I expect this to be a lot of fun with some surprises!

Olga Zilberbourg

Month: April 2023

Words on War: a Literary Reading Centering Ukraine

Because of Roses!